[VOA]

But, I never associated it with being a wealthy country, long as I can remember
it has been a socialist kind of place. And the weather...ugh

I got to visit twice as a child in the mid 1960s (Montreal), then twice to
western Canada (Edmondton) in the late 1970s and twice to Vancouver in the 1990s.

I suspect the "Switzerland of the North" tag was true in the 1960s. But, two of my
cousins left Edmondton in the late 1980s and are now doing quite well in Dallas.

As for climate, don't let it totally fool you.
If I suddenly won the lottery, I'd probably buy houses in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and DFW (family)
and just spend my time jetting between them based on the weather and my wims!

[riri]

True, about the weather. After six years in Phoenix--sunshine and blue skies aint what it used to be.